Thousands of nurses at major New York City hospitals could soon go on strike, three years after a walkout scrambled operations at some of the same facilities.

The German government has sharply rejected claims by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that it sidelined patient autonomy during COVID-19.

Doctors fear this week’s unprecedented changes to federal vaccine recommendations will stoke vaccine hesitancy even more, pose challenges for pediatricians and parents and ultimately lead to more illness and death among children.

Wounded veterans cycled along the Overseas Highway, including the Seven Mile Bridge, as part of the annual Florida Keys Soldier Ride.

U.S. flu infections are showing signs of a slight decline, but health officials say it is not clear that this severe flu season has peaked.

New guidelines for healthy eating say Americans should eat more whole foods and protein, fewer highly processed foods and less added sugar.

President Donald Trump wants Republicans to get a deal on health care insurance assistance by being flexible on a long-standing budget policy that bars federal money from being spent on abortion services.

The U.S. has taken the unprecedented step of dropping the number of vaccines it recommends for every child — a move that leading medical groups say would undermine protections against a half-dozen diseases.

U.S. flu infections are still surging, and health officials say it's a severe season that's likely to get worse.

A Michigan program that provides cash to help expectant mothers cope with bills, expenses and the high cost of taking care of children is coming to Detroit.

The Environmental Protection Agency says it will propose a drinking water limit for perchlorate, a chemical in certain explosives.

Flu levels have increased to high levels, according to the latest data from the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District and Texas Health and Human Services.

Doctors say just 1 in 30,000 pregnancies occur in the abdomen instead of the uterus.

A new Department of Health and Human Services report reveals Medicaid programs made over $200 million in improper payments to health care providers between 2021 and 2022 for people who had already died.

The U.S. government has signed health deals with at least nine African countries.

Decades of research show syringe programs are extremely effective at preventing infectious disease among intravenous drug users and referring them to treatment.

Dozens of energy developers, experts and politicians say there were some highs amid a lot of lows in a roller coaster year for clean energy as President Donald Trump worked to boost polluting fuels while stymying wind and solar.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced Friday that nine drugmakers have agreed to lower the cost of their prescription drugs in the U.S. Amgen, Bristol Myers Squibb, Boehringer Ingelheim, Genentech, Gilead Sciences, GSK, Merck, Novartis and Sanofi will now charge Medicaid what they charge in other developed countries.

A new AP-NORC poll finds that Americans are more likely to prioritize health care than they were last year.

Animals that navigate extreme conditions and environments have evolved to sleep in extreme ways.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug.

Nebraska plans to be the first state to implement new work requirements for some Medicaid recipients.

U.S. officials are proposing new restrictions that are designed to block access to gender-affirming care for minors.

Speaker Mike Johnson has stayed on message that a Republican health care package will help all Americans and not just those on Affordable Care Act plans.

Missouri’s top prosecutor says China is suing after the state pressed federal officials for help collecting on a roughly $25 billion court judgment related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

India’s air-quality crisis is deepened by unreliable data.

New York is set to become the latest state to legalize medically assisted suicide for the terminally ill.

Four centrist Republicans have broken with their party's leadership over health care.

A national survey shows teen use of alcohol, nicotine and marijuana remains at record lows.

Four moderate House Republicans have broken ranks with Speaker Mike Johnson by supporting a Democratic petition to extend health care subsidies set to expire at the end of the year.